ESSAYS

NOTES FROM THE BELIEF MACHINE

Essays on belief, identity, Bitcoin, responsibility, and the assumptions beneath the stories we tell ourselves.

LATEST ESSAYS

INCENTIVES

THE EASIER VERSION

We picture incentives as forces from outside. The ones that actually shape what we say are much smaller, and we stopped noticing them a long time ago.

SEPTEMBER 2026

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BELIEF

THE BOUNDARIES BELONGING CREATES

Belonging does more than influence what we say. It can shape which questions occur to us in the first place, creating boundaries we rarely notice from the inside.

AUGUST 2026

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IDENTITY

THE REASONS COME SECOND

We like to think reasons lead us to conclusions. Often the conclusion comes first, and the mind gets to work building the case.

AUGUST 2026

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BELIEF

THE BELIEF YOU CAN’T PUT DOWN

Some beliefs are easy to revise. Others become wired into who we are, and losing them wouldn’t feel like a correction. It would feel like a small demolition.

AUGUST 2026

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IDENTITY

WHEN THE COMPLIMENT BECOMES LOAD BEARING

A compliment can land and mean something without becoming structural. The interesting part is what happens when we start building around it.

AUGUST 2026

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THE BELIEF MACHINE

A book about identity, incentives, belonging, coherence, and the machinery behind what we believe.